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Nashville level MLS series as Messi strikes in defeat

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
November 2025

Nashville beat Inter Miami 2-1 in Game 2 of the first-round series. Surridge converted a penalty and Josh Bauer (Nashville SC) added a second from a corner. Messi curled in a left-footer, Luis Suárez (Inter Miami) hit a post, but Miami’s late push fell short. Series heads to a decider. Miami’s sloppy start—keeper hesitation and set-piece lapses—handed Nashville control. After halftime, Miami pinned Nashville back, funneling attacks to Messi’s left-cut. Nashville compacted centrally, killed angles, and survived the final dead-ball. Tactical discipline and box defending outweighed Miami’s volume. Miami must start cleaner and protect restarts in the decider.

Lionel Messi’s record-stuffed hat-trick powers Inter Miami

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
October 2025

Messi delivered a hat-trick and an assist in a 5–2 win over Nashville, sealing the Golden Boot with 29 goals and 19 assists (48 G+A). He set MLS records for 28 open-play goals and 10 multi-goal games, plus a sixth straight season with Player of the Matchday awards.
He struck before halftime, equalised from the spot, then added two more while creating sequences that unpicked Nashville’s block. Miami head into a best-of-three v Nashville with Messi chasing back-to-back MVP and negotiating an extension that could run to 2027.

Messi hat-trick seals Golden Boot and Miami surge

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
October 2025

Messi closed the MLS regular season with three goals and an assist in a 5–2 away win, finishing on 29 goals and 19 assists. Miami flipped a 2–1 halftime deficit to enter the playoffs with momentum. After Nashville’s strong start and a 2–1 lead at the break, Messi equalised from the spot, initiated the go-ahead sequence, completed his hat-trick on 81’, then created a fifth in stoppage time. His control swung territory and chance quality decisively.

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